Eversheds Sutherland, Real Estate

About

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Eversheds Sutherland has one of the UK’s largest dedicated real estate teams, recognised as top-tier and award-winning for its work across the full real estate lifecycle. We advise investors, developers, funders, occupiers, and public sector bodies on complex, high-value matters throughout the UK and Europe. Our team delivers commercially focused, end-to-end support across acquisition, financing, structuring, development, asset management, and disposal, working seamlessly across planning, construction, tax, finance, and corporate disciplines. Over the past three years, we have advised on over £25bn of transactions, spanning investment and development deals, joint ventures, regeneration schemes, and portfolio transactions.

Our Birmingham office is proud to be located in the firm’s founding city. The calibre and breadth of expertise in the region is evidenced by Birmingham housing the largest number of real estate lawyers nationwide. It is also the base for many national practice group leaders, including the heads of Commercial Development, Government and Infrastructure, and Corporate Real Estate.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - West Midlands

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland has a heavyweight real estate team with excellent development and investment credentials, noted for its work on both regional and national projects. Its areas of work include large urban regeneration projects as well as the development of logistics centres. The team acts for an impressive array of clients, including large house builders and financial institutions. The department also handles real estate matters for manufacturing firms and technology companies.

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Work Highlights

Eversheds Sutherland acted for Lloyds Pharmacy on the end-to-end sale, including an intra-group share sale and business sale, of 600 pharmacy branches.

Strengths

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The firm provides trusted expert advice, availability and speed of action. The team are professional, commercially minded and pragmatic.

Real Estate respondent
UK

Eversheds has a commitment to building client relationships that engender a deeper understanding of the clients' business objectives.

Real Estate respondent
UK

Eversheds demonstrate a deep understanding of not only our sector but of the needs, objectives and history of our company, which ensures their advice and service is grounded in commercial realities.

Real Estate respondent
UK

The team have a high profile in the marketplace and so are very well placed to offer support and experience across every type of real estate matter.

Real Estate respondent
UK

The firm provides trusted expert advice, availability and speed of action. The team are professional, commercially minded and pragmatic.

Real Estate respondent
UK

Eversheds has a commitment to building client relationships that engender a deeper understanding of the clients' business objectives.

Real Estate respondent
UK

Eversheds demonstrate a deep understanding of not only our sector but of the needs, objectives and history of our company, which ensures their advice and service is grounded in commercial realities.

Real Estate respondent
UK

The team have a high profile in the marketplace and so are very well placed to offer support and experience across every type of real estate matter.

Real Estate respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Gurjit Atwal

Eminent Practitioners

Gurjit Atwal is known for his work on investment transactions and commercial development matters for high-profile clients.

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David G Jones

Band 2

David Jones advises clients on a range of projects including site assembly, infrastructure and planning.

David is extremely experienced and knowledgeable. He provides an excellent, common-sense approach to even the most challenging matters.

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Iftkhar Ahmed

Band 2

Iftkhar Ahmed frequently advises major corporates on complex real estate matters, including acquisitions, disposals and portfolio management.

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Mark Chester

Band 2

Mark Chester represents clients in a range of sectors in real estate matters. He is known particularly for his expertise in transactions relating to data centres.

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Ben Newton

Band 3

Ben Newton focuses his practice on commercial development matters. He has notable expertise in a range of projects, including mixed-use schemes, demolition and development.

Ben Newton has consistently demonstrated exceptional legal expertise and a commercially astute approach. He combines in-depth legal knowledge with a strategic mindset.

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